You're Just My Ex-Husband,My Lord-Chapter 256- high-profile

Dave’s attitude remained indifferent from beginning to end.

"What’s so chaotic about it? If he hadn’t given that mother and son hope in the first place, would these disputes even exist today? So no matter how messy things get, it’s all his burden to bear."

After saying this, Dave threw on his clothes and got out of bed, heading straight for the bathroom.

Sometimes, when he saw Daniel suffering so much from losing his mother, he couldn’t help but feel sympathy for him. But every time he thought about Bert and his mother, resentment—even hatred—toward Daniel would surface in his heart.

He hated that Daniel had once tried to have it both ways, hurting his mother so deeply. That was why he turned a blind eye to Bert’s provocations against Daniel, even feeling that Daniel had brought it all upon himself.

Laurent watched Dave’s figure disappear into the bathroom and let out a quiet sigh. She knew that whenever Bert was mentioned, Dave’s mood would turn sour. And honestly, if she tried to put herself in his shoes, she could understand why.

After breakfast, the two of them drove separately to work. About half an hour after Laurent arrived at the office, she suddenly heard someone calling at the door.

"Excuse me, is Miss Laurent here?"

Laurent was busy working when she heard the voice. She turned to look toward the entrance and saw a man standing there, holding a large bouquet of flowers. Stunned, she got up and stared at him.

"I’m Laurent..."

The man then grinned and announced loudly,

"Lord Dave Washington of Washington Co. has entrusted our flower shop to deliver this bouquet to you. These flowers were flown in fresh from Kunming this morning—"

Laurent could no longer hear what else the man was saying, because the entire office erupted in cheers and teasing.

She herself was completely dumbfounded the moment she heard the man loudly declare that Dave had sent the flowers.

H-He was being way too high-profile!

Before this, even though she and Dave maintained a romantic relationship, they had always kept a low profile. Sometimes, when Dave came to pick her up after work at night, she would deliberately wait until most of her colleagues had left before leaving herself, doing her best to avoid being seen getting into his car.

Laurent felt that their marriage was already surrounded by enough controversy. Now that she had finally managed to hold on to a semblance of peace, she cherished it and preferred to keep things quiet, willing to coexist in silent harmony.

And yet, with just one bouquet of flowers, he had made everything public...

Still in a daze, she heard a colleague beside her urging,

"Hey, Laurent, what are you doing? Hurry up and take your flowers!"

Only then did Laurent snap out of it and walk to the door to sign for the bouquet.

When she returned to her office in the second business division, the entire place was on the verge of exploding with excitement. The male colleagues remained relatively calm, but the female colleagues were chattering non-stop. They say gossip is in a woman’s nature, and today, that certainly seemed true.

"Did we hear that right just now? The one who sent the flowers was Lord Dave Washington from Washington Co.?"

Laurent had just sat down with the bouquet in her arms when a female colleague sitting in front of her leaned over curiously and asked. The others also turned their attention to her, waiting for her response.

Since joining the company, Laurent had always kept a low profile. Some colleagues who had been working there for a long time knew about her marriage to Dave, but those who had only been there for a year or two weren’t as aware. As for the past rumors linking her to Leonardo, in an era where gossip was constantly being replaced by new scandals, those had long been forgotten.

Leonardo had completely vanished from the public eye, spending all his time on set filming, so naturally, she had faded into obscurity as well. Not many people knew about her.

Laurent placed the bouquet beside her computer on the desk, then glanced at the curious and probing eyes around her, feeling a bit troubled about how to explain her relationship with Dave.

Thanks to Bert’s attempt last night to ruin her reputation, for the first time in her life, she was experiencing what it was like to be publicly pursued by Dave—with such a flashy and overwhelming display of flowers.

She recalled how Dave had said last night that making their relationship public would make others see her as his woman, someone who was financially secure and had no reason to have any improper dealings with Bert. It seemed he had already started taking action.

Normally, when someone sent flowers, they would simply have them signed for—whoever made a big announcement about the sender? It was obvious that Dave had deliberately instructed the delivery person to do so, ensuring that everyone in the office would hear and their relationship would be completely exposed.

Thinking about this, Laurent no longer felt so troubled.

Since he had already gone to such great lengths to make a statement, there was no point in her continuing to keep things low-key. So, she openly admitted to her colleagues,

"Yes, Dave sent them. We got married six years ago and have a daughter. Later, due to some misunderstandings, we separated, but now we’re working on rekindling our relationship."

She kept her explanation simple and straightforward, making it easy for everyone to understand.

And with that one sentence—"working on rekindling our relationship"—alongside Dave’s extravagant bouquet, it became clear to everyone who was taking the initiative in their relationship and who was in the passive position.

The moment she finished speaking, a few younger colleagues gasped in excitement.

"Wow, it really was Dave!"

"Oh no, my heart is shattered! Dave is my ultimate crush!"

Some of the older colleagues, who were already married with children, were much calmer. After their initial surprise, they simply advised her,

"You’ve been married for so many years and have a child together. If there’s no major issue, you might as well just get back together and make it work."

Laurent smiled and nodded. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

"Making it work"—in reality, that was how most marriages were, wasn’t it? When the initial passion faded and children became part of the equation, marriage was no longer simple. Ending it wasn’t as easy as people imagined.

Back then, if the pain hadn’t become truly unbearable, she wouldn’t have taken that final step toward divorce.